World Consumer Rights Day

World Environment Day 2012 Focuses on Green Economy

GIS - June 04, 2012: The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable
Development, in collaboration with other stakeholders is organising a series of
activities to mark World Environment Day (WED) 2012. WED is celebrated on
5 June and the theme for this year is: Green Economy: Does it include you?
WED is one of the principal vehicles used to stimulate worldwide awareness of the
environment and enhance political attention and action. This event promotes an understanding
that communities are pivotal to changing attitudes towards environmental issues
and enables empowerment of people to become active agents of sustainable and equitable
developmen ...

Prime Minister Ramgoolam to Meet his British Counterpart in London to Discuss Chagos Issue

GIS - June 04, 2012: The Prime Minister, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK, FRCP left Mauritius yesterday for the United Kingdom on an official mission. He will have a tête à tête with the British Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron, at 10 Downing Street to discuss, amongst others, the sovereignty of Mauritius over the Chagos archipelago and piracy.During his visit the Prime Minister will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Great Britain on the conditions of transfer of suspected pirates and seized property to Mauritius.The MoU defines the conditions and modalities for the transfer of persons suspected of attempting to commit, committing or having committed acts of piracy, and captured and ...

GIS - June 01, 2012: The 3rd Meeting of the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Trade Negotiating Forum opened this morning at Grand Bay International Conference Centre.The Tripartite initiative aims at harmonising the trade regimes of the COMESA, EAC and SADC through the establishment of an enlarged Free Trade Area (FTA). The objective of the Tripartite FTA is to achieve a larger market with a single economic space which will make it more attractive to investment and large scale production.Around 130 delegates from 26 Tripartite Member States are attending the three-day forum in Grand Bay.The Principle of Special and Differential Treatment and the Status of the Draft Tripartite FTA Agreement consti ...

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The Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Consumer Protection is presently located at 6th Floor, Air Mauritius Centre, John Kennedy Street, Port Louis and has the following units : Trade Division (Import and Export units), Legal Metrology Services, Price Control and Fixing Unit

Mission

To ensure that there is smooth exchange of goods and services at national and international levels, regular supply of essential commodities.